Threatened and Endangered Species

California supports the highest human population level in the United States and population growth is still continuing. An increasing human population results in increased demands on the State's resources, including land and water, as well as California's rare plants and animals. Subsequently, many of these species are at risk and are declining. Currently, California has 309 federally listed threatened and endangered species. The Department of Fish and Game mission statement underscores the responsibility to conserve and recover California's rare, threatened, and endangered species. To learn more about this mission statement and the rare, threatened, and endangered species in California, please refer to the website at
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/.